CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mayesville

South Carolina · 692 residents · 1.02 sq mi

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With 692 people, Mayesville is a city in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 43.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 42%. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. Households take in $15,263 at the median, 49% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

692

−31%vs 2000

vs 1,001 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−18%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024832

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.1%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.6%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(43)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(40)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(66)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(89)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(89)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(47)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(58)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,263

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,852 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,645

−47%vs 2000

vs $10,738 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.1%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic12.7%(127)

Black86%(861)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic18.6%(129)

Black81.4%(563)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Subsaharan African5.4%(45)

West Indian1.8%(15)

Haitian1.8%(15)

German1%(8)

Scottish0.8%(7)

English0.6%(5)

Italian0.5%(4)

Czech0.4%(3)

Irish0.4%(3)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.4%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 18.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54.6%(153)

Married41.8%(117)

Widowed1.4%(4)

Divorced2.1%(6)

Women 15+

Never married51.6%(163)

Married35.8%(113)

Widowed3.2%(10)

Divorced9.5%(30)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

53.1%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.3%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.0%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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